Q. 1 What is the name of the new digital payment solution launched recently by PM Narendra Modi?
a. e-RUPI
b. RPAY
c. P-Money
d. PAYM
Q.2 Which city has become the first one to achieve 100 percent COVID-19 vaccination coverage?
a. Bhopal
b. Indore
c. Puri
d. Bhubaneswar
Q.3 Ebrahim Raisi has been inaugurated as which nation’s new President?
a. Israel
b. Iran
c. Italy
d. Armenia
Q.4 When is the Muslim Women’s Rights Day observed in India?
a. August 02
b. August 01
c. July 31
d. July 30
Q.5 Who among the following has won bronze by beating He Bingjiao of China in women’s Badminton singles of Tokyo Olympics?
a. PV Sindhu
b. Srikanth Kidambi
c. Sania Mirza
d. B. Sai Praneeth
Q.6 Recently, which country’s scientists developed Human skin-like material that can heal itself?
a. China
b. Russia
c. India
d. Israel
Q.7 Which country has assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)?
a. China
b. Germany
c. France
d. India
Q.8 Who is the author of ‘ In An Ideal World’, which is to be released in 2022?
a. Aravind Adiga
b. Anita Desai
c. Jhumpa Lahiri
d. Kunal Basu
Q.9 Project “Bamboo Oasis on Drought Lands” (BOLD) in Udaipur, Rajasthan has been launched by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and which of the following security force?
a. National Security Guard (NSG)
b. Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)
c. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
d. Border Security Force (BSF)
Q.10 Expand the term IPR as used in the field of world trade.
a. Industrial Property Rights
b. Intellectual Property Right
c. International Property Rights
d. Individual Property Rights
Answers –
Q.1 a) Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched e-RUPI, an electronic voucher promoting digital payment solution, through video conferencing on August 2, 2021. e-RUPI is a prepaid, cashless and contactless instrument for digital payment. It is a QR code or SMS string-based e-Voucher, which can be sent on the mobile of the beneficiaries.
Q.2 d) Bhubaneswar in Odisha has become the first city in India to achieve 100 percent vaccination coverage against COVID-19, said Anshuman Rath, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Zonal Deputy Commissioner of South-East, Bhubaneswar.
Q.3 b)
Q.4 b)
Q.5 a) India’s star shuttler PV Sindhu beat China’s eighth seed He Bingjiao in women’s singles bronze medal match on Sunday in Tokyo. She wins 21-13, 21-15. Sindhu becomes the first Indian female Olympian to win two medals.
Q.6 c)
Q.7 d) India has assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
Q.8 d)
Q.9 d)
Q.10 b) IPR stands for Intellectual Property Rights, which can be defined as Rights acquired over a property created with the intellectual effort of an individual.